September 23rd, 2009
We received word that our master bathroom cabinets are ready to be delivered! While very exciting, it also puts us under the gun to finish tiling. The contractor was already bugging us to finish, so it’s just as well that we got an extra nudge.
On Sunday we finished the shower interior, including the shower bench:
Here’s [...]
September 18th, 2009
This little guy (or gal) greeted us on our way out the back door this morning. From what I can gather, it appears to be a katydid.
September 17th, 2009
In addition to the major DIY project of tiling the master bathroom, we’ve also been working on smaller projects in the remodeled attic space (installing ceiling fans and closet systems) as well as a slightly major project in the kitchen, which was also greatly affected during this remodel.
I haven’t even touched on the kitchen [...]
September 17th, 2009
For the past couple of days we’ve been working on the bathroom for a few hours after work, and that helps a little. The tile job will be far from perfect, but overall I think it’s looking pretty good.
We had a couple of snafus, one of which was the level of the floor tile (and/or [...]
September 15th, 2009
The master bathroom tiling is dragging on. And on.
I really want it to be over with.
The contractor occasionally hounds me about it because he wants to do the finish work on the plumbing so he can get a final payment (although apparently he just realized yesterday that the plumber he sub-contracted didn’t include finish work [...]
September 10th, 2009
I don’t think I’ve posted anything about the garden since May when I planted my new purchases. I guess all the excitement of the attic renovation took precedence.
I really haven’t done much all summer in the garden because of the reno, and some of the plants have taken advantage of that. I’m going to [...]
September 9th, 2009
It has been a month and a half since the contractors left and we’ve taken over on the attic remodel. While they worked diligently every day, everything came to a screeching halt once they left. Reality set in. We’re on DIY time, baby.
Of course, I would love nothing more than to be able to work [...]
September 3rd, 2009
Mainly because of our bat issue, we really needed to have a cap installed on our furnace chimney. Pete still thought the little bugger somehow got into our house via the chimney and through a small gap where the duct ends over the hot water tank. I was skeptical — it seemed a little far-fetched [...]
September 2nd, 2009
The long quest to move the master bedroom to the newly renovated attic space got a little shorter last weekend when we finally had some time and all the materials needed to start tiling the master bathroom. I say “start” because we’re a long way from finishing.
As with any DIY project, we didn’t get as [...]